ATTENTION

[manthapoo]

ANYONE IN NEED OF MUCHOS BESOS Y ABRAZOS NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. SAMANTHA NEEDS SOMEONE TO FORCE HER TO READ CHAPTERS 2-4 IN HISTORY OR SHE WILL DIE A MOST HORRIBLE DEATH. PROCRASTINATION IS THE SPAWN OF SATAN AND IS PREVENTING SAMANTHA FROM DOING HER HOMEWORK. BIG TEST PARA MI EN JUEVES (THURSDAY

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[swinger1988]

Okay... first off, with the whole "reading" thing: Trying to absorb that much information by reading it all beginning to end, especially in 2 days, will be like trying to catch water with a sieve (at least, this is how it was for me). Don't fret, though. Instead, I found that it was much more effective (assuming you have Gonzo for APUSH) to use your questions to guide you on what you read. Captions, pictures, and the stuff at the end of the chapter iirc are your friends. The questions usually outline what was more important, anyway, and they have a strong influence on what's on the test.

When you start writing, there will be essays where you probably forgot completely about the subject matter that it is asking about. When this happens, always remember: DON'T PANIC. Don't worry, it has happened to all of us who took APUSH. The main thing to worry about is how you deal with your less than perfect situation: BS it. The important thing is to write with conviction: write as if what you are saying is absolute fact. I found that this helped me get at least 5's on essays I knew nothing about. While 5's aren't great, on the AP test, they won't kill you, either, if you have some other essays with nice scores.

Have fun and good luck,
Mitchell

[swinger1988]

Yeah. Make sure to bullshit like the fucking king, if you write it, it's the word of God. If you write with confidence, you can score with confidence.

Remember: if you can eliminate(for sure) one answer on a multiple choice question, ANSWER IT. You should only have ~7 blanks. If you can eliminate ONE answer for sure, 100% answer it, statistically, if you can remove an answer for sure, you gain more points, in the long run, by answering the questions.

You get a .25 guessing penalty, and the reward for getting one right is 1, and if you eliminate one, you have 1/4 chance of getting the question right on pure guessing, and normally you'll have a slight to decent knowledge to make an even better than 25% guess on a question.

Another thing, don't second guess yourself. Go with the instinct, go with the flow. Don't stress.

I didn't go to bed the night before APUSH, spent all night de-stressing with warcraft. I got a 4. The key is to bullshit, and learn the tricks. Learn to abuse multiple choice, and you'll pass... guaranteed.

[swinger1988]

^Ryan

[manthapoo]

Thank you Ryan. I'd have to say that that really helped. But I'm not taking the AP exam now, I'm just taking a test in class which I cannot bring myself (for the life of me) to read from the text book. I won't pass the test if I don't read it.

I really appreciate all the advice, I know it is sure to help me later in the year.

Much Thanks :)

[manthapoo]

:) Mitchell, It makes me smile so much that you commented on my journal. I don't know why, but I didn't know you read my journal and it's a pleasent surprise. I love how BS is the key to passing AP tests. I just wish I was better at AP. Like I told Ryan, I'm not taking the AP exam yet, but I do have a APUSH test on the 13 colonies and I'm just procrastinating, which is very unlike me. I just need to have someone hit me over the head a few times and make me do it.

Thank you for all the advice because I know I'm going to need it.

P.S. I'm not sure if Gonzo teaches the same way but I have Mrs. Reynolds. She's super awesome.

:)